Surf Forecasts:
Tarnos - La Digue surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NW swell with 205 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tarnos - La Digue this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tarnos - La Digue in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tarnos - La Digue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for us.
Truth be told, it’s a pretty bleak start to this forecast. For the first week and a half, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing. From Wednesday the 12th through to Thursday the 20th, the surf is just poor. Small, weak, messy. The best call is to leave the board in the car because it’s not worth paddling out for. The water temperature at Tarnos - La Digue is sitting at 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a bit unusual, like the ocean is hanging onto summer a little longer.
Now, things finally start to get interesting on Friday morning the 21st. We’ve got a little pulse coming in from the NNW, pushing 3ft of swell with a 9 second period. The combined wave energy is moderate at 231. But the real story here is the wind – glassy, from the ESE at just 3 mph. That’s the kind of clean, untouched surface we dream about. It’s small, sure, but for a patient soul on a log or a fish, it’s your best shot in this whole run.
After that, it gets messy again. Saturday the 22nd is onshore junk, and Sunday morning the 23rd goes glassy again but the swell drops right off – just 3ft of weak, short-period slop. Not worth getting too excited about.
If you’ve got the patience for the long game, keep an eye on Thursday the 27th. That morning looks like a standout promise. We’ve got a 4ft groundswell from the NW, period bumping up to 9 seconds, and the combined energy is strong at 314. Best of all, it’s dead glass – 0 mph wind from the WSW. That’s as clean as it gets. Now, this is a week and a half out, so it’s not locked in, but if it holds, that Thursday morning is the one to circle on the calendar. Tarnos is an exposed beach/jetty setup, so a long-period NW swell can get a bit straight at times, but with those glassy conditions, it’ll be worth a look for anyone who can read a peak.
Stay patient, and keep an eye on that Thursday.
-Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 28 | 50 | 32 | 93 | 111 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 126 | 129 | 177 | 137 | 97 | 109 | 63 | 33 | 20 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:12PM4.27m | 5:40AM4.05m | 5:57PM4.39m | 6:22AM4.10m | 6:39PM4.40m | 7:02AM4.07m | 7:19PM4.31m | 7:41AM3.97m | 7:59PM4.13m | 8:19AM3.81m | 8:38PM3.88m | 8:59AM3.62m | 9:20PM3.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.67m | 12:04PM0.81m | 00:34AM0.60m | 12:45PM0.75m | 1:14AM0.63m | 1:25PM0.77m | 1:53AM0.75m | 2:03PM0.89m | 2:30AM0.94m | 2:42PM1.07m | 3:07AM1.18m | 3:22PM1.29m | 3:46AM1.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 50 | 32 | 93 | 111 | 74 | 75 | 22 | 64 | 126 | 129 | 177 | 137 | 18 | 109 | 63 | 33 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 20 | 7 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 44 | 12 | 204 | 29 | 204 | 204 | 58 | 205 | 95 | 205 | 145 | 25 | 25 | 145 | 95 | 55 | 232 | 589 | 261 |
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